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This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
Several ships have borne the name Orpheus after Orpheus, an Ancient Greek musician, poet and prophet:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope, after the Antelope:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bellona after Bellona, the goddess of war in Roman mythology:
Five major warships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Thunderer :
Ten Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Lynx after the wild cat:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus. Orpheus was the magical father of songs in Greek mythology.
Many vessels have held the name of Diana. They include:
Several vessels have been named for the Roman deity Mercury:
Several vessels have been named Thames, for the River Thames:
A number of sailing ships have been named Ocean.
A number of vessels have been named Alexander:
A number of sailing ships have been named Queen Charlotte.
Several vessels have been named Harriet, or Harriot:
Several vessels have borne the name Dart, for the dart or the River Dart:
Numerous vessels have borne the name Fame:
Orpheus was launched at Chester in 1794. She made two voyages for the British East India Company (EIC). She also served briefly as a transport in two military campaigns, and traded with the West and East Indies. She was last listed in 1838 but may well have been sold for breaking up in 1828.
In the early 1800s several ships were named Earl St Vincent for John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent:
A number of vessels have been named Latona for the Greco-Roman goddess Leto:
Several ships have borne the name Caledonia for Caledonia:
Several ships have been named Ceres for Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture:
Several ships have been named Christopher: